ODNR Fishing Report 05/11/2005: OH

Article Posted: May 11, 2005

** The 15" walleye minimum size limit remains in effect for the entireseason. Beginning May 1 the walleye daily bag limit on Ohio waters ofLake Erie returned to 6 fish. Anglers are reminded that the daily baglimit for trout and salmon on Lake Erie and its tributaries is 2 throughMay 15. On May 16 the trout and salmon bag limit increases to 5 fishper day. The minimum size limit is 12 inches.**

**From May 1 through Friday June 24 there is a no-possession season forsmallmouth bass on Lake Erie. Anglers can legally target smallmouthbass, but they must be immediately returned to the water.**

Walleye are currently migrating away from their spawning grounds and canbe caught in traditional post-spawn areas. Walleye have been caughtfrom Maumee Bay to West Sister Island (including the Toledo shippingchannel), the flats around the Camp Perry firing range, north and westof North Bass Island, around Kelleys Island, and from Sandusky toVermilion as post-spawn females begin to migrate east. Populartechniques include drifting with mayfly spinner rigs or trollingcrankbaits, crawler harnesses or spoons. Yellow perch fishing has beengood off of Marblehead, east of Kelleys Island, around the Sandusky Bayfoghorn, north of Ruggles Reef, and within 1 to 2 miles of the portsfrom Vermilion east to Conneaut.